Approved Construction LLC

How did it go? Horrible! A 4 month nightmare. Contractor's employees did many things wrong, which had to be redone and sometimes redone. Contractor was not on the job daily. Contractor kept requesting more money before job was completed and town inspected. He claimed he had to pay his workers. Question - what did he do with the 2/3 of $27k plus payment? Per his contract -- 1/3 upon contracting signing, 1/3 upon job commencement. 1/3 to be paid upon completion and town final approved inspection. Town goes by state codes, which the contractor should know and should know the state codes. Contractor blamed others for his permanent employees work. Contractor, per the town, had to secure the addition to the main house. He did not make sure the roof did not leak, after the "pull together". He would not take responsibility for the leaking roof. The leak caused damage to the new construction. Eventually, a new contractor was hired to resolve the problem, which cost more money. On a daily, basis, things were done wrong, went wrong. Contractor started in July 2015, finished October 2015. A structural engineer had to be hired at my cost. Then an electrician. Unexpected costs, on a retirees income / budget. He was recommended to a neighbor, who experienced the same problems with the contractor and his permanent workers. Some jobs had to be corrected or redone. Contractor requested payment before the final town inspection / approval. Examples of work redone - contractor stated a deck footing was needed. Charged half of his expense (?). Town rejected it, because it was not the state code specified 3 ft into the ground. Pavers were installed - that night it rained heavily. The pavers sank. Contractor had a PLYWOOD retaining wall installed. After a discussion, a concrete retaining wall was installed. The side entrance door was ordered wrong, they still installed it. Inexpensive stick floor tiles were installed on an uneven sub-floor - the sub-floor had to be corrected. Vinyl siding was replaced incorrectly. Had numerous gaps, in which water could seep in. This in only a partial list. I WOULD NOT REHIRE or recommend this contractor / company

The building looks so great that we hired an artist to paint a mural on the building depicting the historic nature of the building. The work has so improved the building that we get compliments from other building owners and get multiple offers to rent space in the industrial building whenever any space becomes available.

The freeze / thaw action, over the years, had eroded much of the concrete around the windows and on structural columns. Much of that concrete is under a ledge, or on the face of the building, and requires a very special application of materials to make it last. After removing all loose spalling concrete and cleaning down to the rebar, the rebar must then be cleaned and the affected area brushed with a solution that will aid in the adherence of the new concrete to the old surfaces. Then a very high-strength (7200 psi) concrete is applied using forms and allowed to dry. All old cracks are concreted or caulked and the entire building is painted with two coats of paint.

We truly believe that our historic building is now capable of being an attractive, productive piece of real estate for its second century!!! And thank you to the guys of Approved Construction for bringing it in under budget!

Professional job from the moment I met Loius until his team was complete. Whole heartly recommend. Communicates, gives ideas. Quality job from the first day until the end of the job.